The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-02
DISTINGUISHED MEN
WHO VI 10, WILL BE AT THE REUNION

The Generals and Coionels and tho othc
Big bugs. who have oepted- General
K Crooks Opinion-Aa Expression from
Blii Glbson-rne Entlre Population. Y
But three weeks remain In which |.
complete the preparations Tor the Big Re
union OF the Society OF the Army Of Yves
Virginia, to be held in this city on the
2Sa, 24.h, 25th and o8sh Of August.
Such good use has been made OF tht
time since the work was taken up, and &C
efficient were the committees appointed
that three weeks will be ample to attend
to the little details. The big tent will be
put up. on tho State Fair Grounds the
week before the Reunion, in order tina,
there may be time 10 arrange tho seats.
The canvas affords comfortable seating
room for 10000 persons.
The gentlemen OF the committees are
kept busy Just new. Among the most in.
teres!ing letters received by Secretary
Cowdsn arc those OF distinguished gentle-
men invited to be present. The measures
TO secure the attendance Of General sher.
man have already been mentioned.
Prominent members OF the Society, auch
as ex-President Hayea. General w. s.
Rosecranty, General B.. F. Kelly, General
Mtlroy, and the President, 4 General
Crooks, long ago slgnifsd their intention
to be present. This is,as much their st.
fair as Wheeling's. III, i,Ss ,,,a};t3 ~
| SOME ExrHEssfoNs. if4.. &
Gen. Crooks writes from Omaha that
he Is resting in the mountains to eradicate
from his Bystem traces Of malaria, but will
be here. He adds: 5,3sy' 5i sls75,5 sf
"We have the best Of all the reunions
in the whole country, and | hope it will
always continue 3d." Il 51 IS. 81
Gen. "Bill" Gibson, Of TifFin, Ohio, the
inimitable orator and famous fighter,
writes for the dates, that he may SO ar.
range hia private buBiness as to be here.
Flo Gays: r. .sy n e N. & 4: = Z
II recur with pleasure to former meet
ings OF that society and the splendid rec.
ord OF that army must forever remain ns
glorious memorial Of American valor and
patriotism" 5sets ~ sli z u
| Gov. Foraker, Gov. Beaver and Gov.
Wilson have been especially invited.
Favorable Responses are confidently count.
ed on from all; Gov Wilson'S presence Is
considered matter oil course. Thousands
Of more or less distinguished ex.soldisrs
have been specially invited by letter. OF
course many will no. respond formally
who will yet be here, Hundreds, how
ever, have written to assure the committee
OF their prcaerce. ~
| 5}6 lT OHIO MEN. 4
Besides GOV. Foraker, General 7. E.
Powell, Democratic nominee for Governor
Of, Ohio, and Col. James Campbell, his op.
Iponent in the late convention, were in.
vited as old soldiers long before the con
ventioa met. Gen. Powell vas invited to
become guest of the society. =, ~ "a
Col. Glenn Steele, OF Lancaster; Major
William Mckinley, OF Wooster; Col. Wal.
den, OF Columbus; Captain John 0. Win.
tship, OF Cleveland; ge1.Lteutenan Gov.
ernor Richards, Gen" Bob.n' Kennedy, Of
Bsliontaine; Judge Robert II. Cochran, o!
Toledo; Gen. NJ. B Leggett, OF Cleveland
Gen. Jake Weddell, Of Portsmouth !; Col
James T. ChsrIeaworth, of st. ClsirsviIle,
who ia taking mIch'interest in the event
Capt. N. r. Warwick, OF Cincinnati, whe
besides being an old colder is q railroad
ticket agent, and is booming the reunion
Msjor Overturf, OF Portsmouth; General
Arson McCook, Col. @. L: Poormau and
Hon. l.. Danford, arc among the Ohio men
who we're invited and have accepted.
~ II; PRNNsrLvASIANs.5 y X.
Gen. John @. Black, U. s. Commission.
or OF Pensions, has expressed his inten
ton of being present. IS fs9ftsss ~ Z.
The g. A. Il. posts, Union Veteran LIE.
9ion and other army societies Of Pitts.
burgh will be present in q body, as an.
nounced yesterday. Il is expected that
Gen. Averil), who has promised to bs
here On tho oath inst. and remain through
the reunion, will be accompanied by N ost
Of the survivors Of his old cavalry com.
mand. That organization. is to have re-.
union OF its own at Pittsburgh on the Esd,
and these present will probably adjourn
here to attend tho Big Reunion. Ali over
this part Of the country reeiIuental and
other reunions are to be held about that
time with q view to killing two bircs
with one stone. e z Il i WI 'f.2
| Among the distinguished Pennsylvania
lex.soldiers who are to be here are Col.
T.. NJ. Baine aud Mslor A E. Montooth,
and Commander Omohondru, of Pitts.
bureh, Hon. Matt Quay, G an. Beakley, OF
i Pittsburgh, who is taxing great interest
and doing much to contribute 10 the cue.
cess OF the reunion, Col. Chill Hazard, cd,
! itor of the Monongahela City Republican
and famous reunion, orator. Others as
prominent will no doubt be here, but have
not go far notified the committee to that
effect. Capt. J. M. tRsy,so Pittsburgh,
formerly OF this city, is doing much there
for the committee. 4. II, ~ Is
SavERYpopY COMING.
| Il 9th West Virginians from out Of
town, only, a few need be named. Gen.
i Golf, Gen. Flick, Hon. John W. Mason
Gen. Van Bukey,t Col. O. B. Smith, Capt
Beeil T.; Bowers, are a tew OF those who
are cooperating with the local committeee
to boom the reunion. ~ S 5si
| Gen. Powell, Of Belleyillo, Ills, is al.
ways on hand at these reunions. Il ZEN.
Witcher will be here. GEN. A. Baird
Inspector General of the X o. s.. Army
writes that he cannot attend, as his
mission to Europe will occupy his time
throughout the month. Is N IA
AS to the masses of the people-old
! soldiers aud the general public--the pros,
pecs is that the whole OF West Virginia
! Eastern Ohio aud Western Pennsylvania
will be emptied iuto Wheeling on the oc
casion. A gentleman who has recently
been all over, the surrounding counties O.
tho three States says that the Big Re-
union is everywhere the principal topic O
conversation. The big posters are dis
played at every poatollice within aradiul
Of one hundred miles, and the Reunion Il
the best advertised event Of the year, 4. i'll
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!, A Reign of Terror In Hardin Cpuuty-Oiti
II 4 xens Mysteriously, Murdered.
!. Il OnIcAGo, August Ia: Times epecia
j from Harrisburg, H., says: Persons VIII
have Just returned from the interior q
, Hardin county report that a kak}ur gan